A6451-2011 Actions

• Jun 18, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 18, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 18, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 12, 2012: amended on third reading (t) 6451c
• May 23, 2012: amended on third reading (t) 6451b
• Feb 29, 2012: amended on third reading (t) 6451a
• Jan 4, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.211
• Jan 4, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 4, 2012: DIED IN SENATE
• May 9, 2011: REFERRED TO HEALTH
• May 9, 2011: delivered to senate
• May 9, 2011: passed assembly
• May 5, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.264
• May 3, 2011: reported
• Apr 12, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Mar 17, 2011: referred to health

A6451-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6451
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 17, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, CLARK, FINCH,
 SPANO,  N. RIVERA, TOBACCO, MENG, ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -
 M. of A. HEVESI, HOOPER, LANCMAN, LIFTON, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN, McKEVITT,
 MOLINARO, SWEENEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
 on Health
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting smok
 ing at playgrounds
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1399-o-1 to read as follows:

 

S 1399-O-1. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS; CERTAIN OUTDOOR AREAS.  1.   SMOKING
 SHALL  NOT  BE  PERMITTED  AND  NO  PERSON  SHALL SMOKE DURING THE HOURS
 BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET, WHEN ONE OR MORE PERSONS UNDER  THE  AGE  OF
 TWELVE ARE PRESENT AT ANY PLAYGROUND.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE TERM "PLAYGROUND" MEANS AN IMPROVED AREA DESIGNED, EQUIPPED, AND SET
 ASIDE  FOR PLAY OF SIX OR MORE CHILDREN WHICH IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE AS
 AN ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD OR ATHLETIC COURT, AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY  PLAY
 EQUIPMENT,  SURFACING,  FENCING, SIGNS, INTERNAL PATHWAYS, INTERNAL LAND
 FORMS, VEGETATION, AND RELATED  STRUCTURES.  PLAYGROUNDS  OR  PLAYGROUND
 EQUIPMENT  CONSTRUCTED  UPON  ONE, TWO AND THREE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REAL
 PROPERTY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
 2. NO  POLICE  OFFICER,  PEACE  OFFICER,  REGULATORY  OFFICER  OR  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIAL  MAY  ARREST,  TICKET, STOP OR QUESTION ANY PERSON
 BASED SOLELY OR IN PART ON AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  NOR  MAY AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SUPPORT PROBABLE CAUSE TO CONDUCT ANY SEARCH OR  LIMITED  SEARCH
 OF ANY PERSON OR HIS OR HER IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07580-01-1

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